Table Of Contents For 'Philosophy Facts and Fundamentals of Sikh Religion' By S S Kapoor

Contents

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INTRODUCTION

PART I PHILOSOPHY OF SIKH RELIGION

1.

The Search

3

2.

The Truth

5

3.

The Reality

6

4.

The Life

9

5.

The Relationship

12

6.

The Service

14

7.

The Submission

16

8.

The Desires

18

9.

The Listening

20

10.

The Belief

23

11.

The Creation

25

12.

The Way

28

13.

The Stains

32

14.

The Pilgrimage

35

15.

The Mind

37

16.

The Memory

40

17.

The Praises

42

18.

The Karams

45

19.

The Priceless Jewels

49

20.

The Divine residence

51

21.

The Real Yogi

54

22.

The Animation

56

23.

The Control

58

24.

The Energy

60

25.

The Effort

62

26.

The Ultimate Power

65

27.

The Action-Ground

67

28.

The Way to Sachkhand

70

29.

The Destination

75

PART II FACTS AND FUNDAMENTALS OF SIKH RELIGION

1.

Firsts of Sikh religion

79

2.

Who's Who of Sikh History

81

3.

Who's Who of Guru Granth Sahib

87

4.

Where in Guru Granth Sahib

91

5.

Where in Dasam Granth

94

6.

Who's Who Places

95

PART III QUESTIONS/ ANSWERS

Course 1-20

200 Short questions on Sikh religion

99-128

100 Long questions on Sikh religion

129-198

1.

Theme of Jap Ji Sahib

131

2.

Who is a Sikh

131

3.

Sikhs and Indian states

132

4.

Guru Granth Sahib

133

5.

Guru Granth Sahib

133

6.

Mohan Pothi

134

7.

Guru Granth Sahib

134

8.

Guru Granth Sahib

135

9.

Jap Ji

135

10.

Guru Angad

136

11.

Guru Amardas

136

12.

Principles of Sikh Religion

137

13.

Guru Granth Sahib-Guruship

138

14.

Golden Temple

139

15.

Holy pools of Amritsar

140

16.

Forts of Anandpur

140

17.

Code of Conduct, Dos and Don'ts

141

18.

Anointment of a Guru

141

19.

Sons of Guru Gobind Singh

142

20.

Mangal & Vak

142

21.

Kara Prasad

142

22.

Nihangs, Nirmalas, Udasis, Shahjdaris, Nanak panthis, Sewa panthis.

143

23.

Sikhs a nation

144

24.

Fasts in Sikh religion

144

25.

Dress of a Sikh

144

26.

Food and Sikhism

145

27.

Zafarnama

145

28.

Sikh rules-birth of a child

145

29.

Sikh rules-death of a Sikh

147

30.

Daily prayers

148

31.

Methods and modes of a prayer

149

32.

Theme of 'lavans'

149

33.

Vices and Virtues

150

34.

One harvests which one sows

151

35.

When God protects, harms vanish

152

36.

Comfort of 'Nam' and discomfort of worldly wealth

153

37.

Worship God in both joy & sorrow

153

38.

Past wrongs and repentence

154

39.

Reading at the time of putting new roomalas

155

40.

Importance of Grace & Ardas

155

41.

Different Mangals

156

42.

Statistics about bani in Guru Granth Sahib I

157

43.

Statistics about bani in Guru Granth Sahib II

157

44.

Parents of the Sikh Gurus

158

45.

Children of the Sikh Gurus

159

46.

Wives of the Sikh Gurus

159

47.

Basic contribution of the Sikh Gurus

160

48.

Environment at Kartarpur when Guru Nanak breathed his last

161

49.

Last shabad of Guru Arjan

161

50.

Last words of Guru Gobind Singh

161

51.

The books of rehat namas

162

52.

Sarbat Khalsa

163

53.

Meaning of Vismad

163

54.

Meaning of a Jati

163

55.

Who is a tapi

164

56.

Who is a sati

164

57.

Meaning of smadhi

164

58.

Meaning of Jap

164

59.

What is pooja

164

60.

Theme of the banis of Dasam Granth

165

61.

Languages of the Dasam Granth

166

62.

Hymns of Dasam Granth

166

63.

Ragas and ragnis of Dasam Granth

167

64.

Shabad & meanings I (Mitra piare)

167

65.

Shabad & meanings II (Deh Shiva)

168

66.

Shabad & meanings III (Kita lorea)

169

67.

Shabad & meanings IV (Ustat)

170

68.

Shabad & meanings V (Vivah hoa)

171

69.

Shabad & meanings VI (Poori asa..)

172

70.

Questions about hymns of lavans

173

71.

Life history of Bhai Gurdas I

174

72.

Who was Bhai Gurdas

176

73.

Theme of the Varans

176

74.

Life sketch of Bhai Nand Lal

177

75.

Works of Bhai Nand Lal

178

76.

Life history of Nawab Kapur Singh

179

77.

Life history of Jassa Singh Ahluwalia

181

78.

Life history of Akali Phoola Singh

182

79.

Life history of Hari Singh Nalwa

183

80.

Life History of Jassa Singh Ramgarhia

184

81.

Life sketch of Maharaja Ranjit Singh

185

82.

Who composed Doha 'Raj Karega...'

186

83.

What is Tosha Khana

187

84.

Sikh religious flag

187

85.

What is Damdami Taksal

187

86.

Manjis established by Guru Amardas

188

87.

The Janam Sakhis

189

88.

Meaning of the word 'mantar'

190

89.

Correct pronunciation of Gurbani

190

90.

Gurmukhi script

191

91.

History of Panjabi Literature

192

92.

Life story of Deep Singh Shaheed

194

93.

Life Sketch of Mehtab Singh

194

94.

Life Sketch of Sukha Singh

195

95.

Life Sketch of Bhai Mani Singh

196

96.

Life Sketch of Beant Singh

196

97.

Life sketch of Salwant Singh

197

98.

Life sketch of Sukha & Jinda

197

99.

Life sketch of Bhai Kahn Singh

197

100.

Five elements of life

198

INDEX

199

Introduction To Book 'Philosophy Facts and Fundamentals of Sikh Religion' By S S Kapoor

The present book is both a work of primary research and a collection of essential statistics and information about Sikh religion. In Sikh literature there is a dearth of books which deal with pertinent questions on Sikhism. This book is an attempt to fulfil that vacuum.

In modern times readers are looking forward to literature which is readable and easily understandable. They want ready answers and quick solutions to their queries; this work is an attempt to unwind such situations.

Part I of the book deals with the difficult question of the Philosophy of Sikh Religion. I have discussed this aspect in 29 modules with suitable parables and sakhis. Part II of the book tackles the questions of facts and fundamentals of Sikh Religion. This problem has been answered in eight subsections viz. Firsts of Sikh Religion, Who's Who of Sikh history. Who's Who of Guru Granth Sahib Where in Guru Granth Sahib, Where in Dasam Granth, Who's Who of places, 200 short questions with answers and 100 long questions with answeres. Some of these questions have been selected from the British Exami-nation Boards.

The book is aimed at both general readers and for students studying for 'A' level and GCSE examinations of British Examination Boards.

I am most grateful to my secretary Mrs. Poonam Kapoor for helping me in preparing, planning and proofreading this book. I will be anxiously awaiting my readers' comments.

Dr. Sukhbir Singh Kapoor

About The Author Of Book 'Philosophy Facts And Fundamentals Of Sikh Religion'

Dr Sukhbir Singh Kapoor is a graduate of London, Glasgow, Punjab and Agra Universities. He holds doctorates in Philosophy in Sikh History and Applied Accounting. He is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants and Chartered Association of Certified Accountants, both of United Kingdom. Grandson of Late Professor Kishen Singh, the first Sikh Principal of Khalsa College Amritsar, and son of Late Sardar Kulwant Singh, the Principal Executive of Punjab and Sindh Bank, Dr Kapoor is the first Director Principal of Khalsa College London, and is Principal Lecturer at London Guildhali University, London. He is the Editor of the Sikh Courier International, London. A scholar, writer and journalist, he has published more than 100 articles in English journals. He is also the author of seven books on Sikh religion and history, two books on financial accounting and one book on economic ttheory. For his book, "The Ideal Man: Guru Gobind Singh's Concept of a Saint Soldier, he was honoured in 1990 with the Shiromani Award presented by the Vice President of India.

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